Chapter 4: Consciousness

Question 1

state where there is a shift in the quality or pattern of mental activity as compared to waking consciousness

Answer 1

altered state

Question 2

a cycle of bodily rhythm that occurs over a 24-hour period

Answer 2

cardiac rhythms

Question 3

restful stage; rapid eye movement; muscle paralysis; story like dreams

Answer 3

REM

Question 4

can’t move in your sleep

Answer 4

paralysis

Question 5

acting out a dream, no muscle paralysis; in REM

Answer 5

REM behavior disorder

Question 6

spend more time in REM; sleep deprived and physically exhausted

Answer 6

REM rebound

Question 7

episode of moving around or walking around in your sleep; slow waves; repeated behavior

Answer 7

sleep walking

Question 8

experiences extreme fear and screams or runs around during sleep

Answer 8

night terrors

Question 9

what sleeping disorder is the inability to get to sleep, stay asleep, or get good quality of sleep

Answer 9

insomnia

Question 10

Which sleep disorder is when person stops breathing for nearly half a minute or more

Answer 10

sleep apnea

Question 11

which sleep disorder is where a person falls immediately into REM sleep during the day without warning

Answer 11

narcolepsy

Question 12

which idea is seen as dreams are from the unconscious mind and that they are a safe place to live out urges

Answer 12

freudian idea

Question 13

which idea is seen as dreams that are created in the higher centers of the cortex; brain gets bored

Answer 13

activation synthesis hypothesis

Question 14

state of unconscious in which the person is susceptible to suggestions

Answer 14

hypnosis

Question 15

which dependence is where you don’t feel like yourself if you can’t have it

Answer 15

psychological dependence

Question 16

what dependence is when you have physical withdrawals

Answer 16

physical dependence

Question 17

which psychoactive drug speed up nervous system

Answer 17

stimulants

Question 18

which stimulant is very strong

Answer 18

amphetamines

Question 19

which stimulant affects your blood pressue

Answer 19

nicotine

Question 20

which stimulant is natural

Answer 20

cocaine

Question 21

which stimulant is very addictive

Answer 21

caffeine

Question 22

which psychoactive drugs slows the nervous system down

Answer 22

depressants

Question 23

which depressant is a sleeping pill

Answer 23

barbiturates

Question 24

which depressant is an anti anxiety

Answer 24

benzodiazepines

Question 25

which depressant is pain pills

Answer 25

narcotics

Question 26

which psychoactive drug is not physically addictive

Answer 26

hallucinogens

Question 27

which hallucinogens is a powerful synthetic

Answer 27

LSD

Question 28

which hallucinogen is a synthesized drug

Answer 28

PCP

Question 29

which hallucinogen kills neurons that use serotonin

Answer 29

MDMA

Question 30

which hallucinogen is mild

Answer 30

marijuana

Question 31

when we have been sleep deprived and are finally able to get a full night’s rest we will often times double the amount of time we spend in REM. what is this called

Answer 31

REM rebound

Question 32

what hallucinogen is the main ingredient in Ecstasy

Answer 32

MDMA

Question 33

T or F everyone can be hypnotized

Answer 33

false

Question 34

T or F a person can die from alcohol withdrawals

Answer 34

true

Question 35

according to freud we dream to

Answer 35

play out sexual and aggressive urges hidden in our unconscious

Question 36

which sleep disorder is characterized by an inability to fall asleep or stay asleep

Answer 36

insomnia

Question 37

night terrors are more common in which group in the population

Answer 37

young boys

Question 38

the main difference between physical and psychological dependence is what

Answer 38

physical withdrawals

Question 39

xanax, valiam and klonopin are examples of which drug category?

Answer 39

benzodiazepines

Question 40

the world’s most commonly used substance is

Answer 40

caffeine